Reading Response

     I'm Reading the book Fly on the Wall by E. Lockhart. The book is mainly about a girl named Gretchen Yee. She's a plain fish in a pond full of tons of vibrant and exotic fish. She doesn't seem to be fitting in. Her parents are getting divorced, her only friend Katya is drifting off into her family life and latching onto other friends. A simpler way to her: Lost in a big blue sea. The only way she's happy is when her pen hits the paper to draw her precious comics. She's always wanted to know what it would be like to e a fly on the wall in the boys locker room. Things go for a turn when Gretchen when she actually turns into a fly and listens in on the conversations in the boys locker room.

     Her life feels like acomic book. The setting is Manhattan High School for ther Arts (Ma-Ha for short). There are the Art Rats who are boys and can't always be immature but still have artistic talent. There's the love intrest, Tits the "greek god". And then there's the unlikely hero who only wants answers. What goes on in the boys locker room and what goes on in the mind of a boy. Gretchen hasnt gotten the best luck with boys and all she wants is answers.

     I think that people can relate to the characters in the book. especially students who attend an art school and are surrounded by talented people people all the time (cough, cough like me) Some people can at least find one character that is like someone you know. Whether its the cooky but awesome teacher or the shy kid that you've always wanted to talk to but never had enough courage. Its all relateable.
    
     I also like the idea of being a fly on the wall. Well if I was a fly on the wall, I don't think I would want to be in the boys locker room. The thought of being a fly on th e wall kind of reminds me of what it would be like in the mind of someone else. To veiw the world in the eyes of another.

Over all I think the book is a very good book. Its a good thing to read if you have recently read something challenging or if you just want something a little light and not-so-serious to read. Fly on the Wall by E. Lockhart is the book for you.